Concrete slab track the resistance of fastenings to lateral loads (glued in Pandrol shoulders) (IM-PACT-044)

To date, the structural designs of concrete track slabs have considered bending, shear, shrinkage and thermal stresses in the slabs as a whole. Less consideration has been given to any localised and concentrated stresses around glued in rail fastenings subjected to lateral loads. This feature could be important where slab...